The weather recording station for the Granite Belt recorded a low temperature of -6.4°C this morning, but I think it was even lower in some other parts of the district. That's seriously cold!! It caused a few problems- not just frozen pipes and no water, but a couple of burst joints............ and no water. Also, instead of just a light frosty coating on our cars, there was serious ice!! Had to scrape it off (not easy), whereas we would just normally throw some water on it. Driving through Ballandean everything was white, almost like a light snow covering- hence the title of this post. It looked very pretty! From inside a heated car!!
I arrived at Whistlestop about 8.30am, and the temperature was still -1°. It did warm up quickly though, and I could easily have just worn T shirt and shorts at lunchtime. It was a truly magnificent day- the bluest of blue skies, and no wind at all.
The plumbers have placed all the pipes in our cottage, and have done a very nice job. We're just waiting for the electrician now to change a couple of wires, and switch positions, then we can render the bricks- both inside and out. This will be a very big milestone! It's getting close to the point where we can start to think about living in it! Oh won't that be nice.
Preparation of the Trainbarn site is progressing well, too. And perhaps just as important as the result is that I'm really enjoying the process! The site is very dry and dusty, but there's a chance of some rain later in the week which would be quite nice, as long as it doesn't hang around.
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